Darkness falls on campaign trail as hope overshadowed by crime

It was the darkest, most miserable night of the election campaign to date. Throughout the grim stairwells and balconies of Dublin's inner city flat complexes, Christy Burke and his team are met with tales of despair and even desolation.

Christy Burke speaks to local man Barney Bolger while canvassing in the Sheriff Street area of Dublin. Photo Arthur Carron

It was the darkest, most miserable night of the election campaign to date. Throughout the grim stairwells and balconies of Dublin's inner city flat complexes, Christy Burke and his team are met with tales of despair and even desolation.

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Darkness falls on campaign trail as hope overshadowed by crime

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It was the darkest, most miserable night of the election campaign to date. Throughout the grim stairwells and balconies of Dublin's inner city flat complexes, Christy Burke and his team are met with tales of despair and even desolation.